Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 84.4% more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 86.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 23.2% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
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